Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Oh Come, O Come Emmanuel

 





1 O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.


Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.


2 O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in its ways to go. Refrain


3 O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to your tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times did give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. Refrain


4 O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem,
unto your own and rescue them!
From depths of hell your people save,
and give them victory o'er the grave. Refrain


5 O come, O Key of David, come
and open wide our heavenly home.
Make safe for us the heavenward road
and bar the way to death's abode. Refrain


6 O come, O Bright and Morning Star,
and bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night
and turn our darkness into light. Refrain


7 O come, O King of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind.
Bid all our sad divisions cease
and be yourself our King of Peace. Refrain 


Psalter Hymnal (Gray)


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The Jews SINNED big-time, so God divorced them. Then he set up the Christian church to replace the race based (i.e. racist) OT church with a totally new people, a new covenant, and a new institution. Even worse, the Jews REJECTED Jesus. The CHURCH is now the chosen people (not the Jews). Yet many "Christians" seem to think the Jews are still the chosen people. In doing so, they rejecting their own place in God's plan. The stupidity is beyond belief. Only brain-washing can explain it.